IDS Membership
Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science (IDS) wishes to work closely with our researchers at HKU with a number of new initiatives. The Institute is not only home to newly recruited IDS researchers under the HKU-100 recruitment, it also acts as a focal point to connect our expertise in different key areas. HKU-IDS has recently reviewed its strategic research areas so we are now inviting membership from interested faculty members and researchers who share our ambition to achieve greater impact on data science research in the five identified strategic themes.
Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science (IDS) wishes to work closely with our researchers at HKU with a number of new initiatives. The Institute is not only home to newly recruited IDS researchers under the HKU-100 recruitment, it also acts as a focal point to connect our expertise in different key areas. HKU-IDS has recently reviewed its strategic research areas so we are now inviting membership from interested faculty members and researchers who share our ambition to achieve greater impact on data science research in the five identified strategic themes.
Guiding principles for IDS membership
- To open membership to any professoriate staff member in the HKU who is actively engaged with the IDS community. The Steering Committee of IDS will determine membership.
- Membership is for a term of two years.
When applying, an applicant can include these ways of contributing to IDS:
- Knowledge Exchange – give a lecture or seminar on data science related esearch project, or voluntarily participate in education programs such as the Summer Institute or other activities, or engage IDS Scholars or RPg students in their research activities related to data science or AI
- Research – holders of data science relevant research grants (including industry-funded research), and support post-docs and /or PhD students doing work in data science
- Service – service to IDS Committee commitments when invited; support engagements with industry such as participation in industrial collaborations, presentations and meetings.
Expectations on Members
IDS members are expected to help promote IDS and data science at HKU and external network and foster research development in the Institute.
- Tag IDS activities/ events/ and research in their personal social media platforms such as X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, WeChat, WeiBo, or Instagram.
- List IDS as one of their HKU affiliations in CV, talks, papers, grant proposals, press release, etc.
- Help promote IDS internationally and externally via participating in IDS initiated activities, working with IDS to publicize research and educational contributions to data science.
- Provide service in Committees or working groups of IDS on research related initiatives.
- Sharing of data in projects supported by IDS funding
- List IDS in any grant applied through IDS and publication funded by such grant.
Benefits for Members
- Priority use of IDS facilities for meetings and seminars via IDS the Booking System – https://booking.datascience.hku.hk (more details about our available office premises can be accessed here)
- Listed on IDS website with their own biography
- On email list, thus updated of all IDS news, events, and funding opportunities
- Access to the data shared by IDS members in collaborative projects
- Support from IDS Industry Affiliates
- Support from staff to run events/ workshops co-hosted with IDS
- Priority support on large-scale data science related conferences subject to resource availability (e.g. free registration to some signature data science events)
- Publicity of people and their work through IDS communication team efforts
- Receive IDS souvenirs
- Exclusive Invitation to IDS annual gatherings for members